Floating decoy



F. BAUER.

FLOATlNG DECOY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30. 1921.

1,429,558, PatentedSept. 19,1922.

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F. BAUER.

FLOATING DECOY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1921. 1,429,558. Pat Sept. 19 22.

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' F. BAUER.

FLOATING DECOY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1921.

Patented 19, 1922s '5 8 S-- SHEET 3.

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FEED BAUER, F BED WII TG, MINNESOTA.

FLOATING: IDEQQY.

a lication filed September 30,1921. Serial no. mean.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED BAUER, a citizen .of the United States, residing at Red Wing,

in the county of Goodhue and State ofliiinnesota, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Floating Decoys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in decoys and more especially to that class known as decoy ducks.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a decoy of the above character in which the anchor cord or string instead of being Wound around the float is wound over a' spring roller mounted in a recess formed in the float body and may be readily lengthened or shortened as desired.

A further object of my invention is to provide a novel form of anchor and a novel catch device for holding the cord or string at the proper length against the tension of the spring roller.

With the foregoing and other objects in view that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same concombination and arrangement of parts illustrated in the drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are designated by like reference characters throughout the several views 2-:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation, illustrating the application of my invention. A

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan 'view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof, showing the position of the anchor when not in use.

Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the anchor. 1

Fig 6 is a similar view of the catch.

Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse section, taken on the plane indicated by the dotted lines 77 of Fig. 4:.

' which drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are therefore not drawn to scale, the device essentially comprises a wooden float 1, representing as nearly as possible a duck, an anchor cord or string 2 and an anchor in. carrying out my invention, instead of windlng the cord or string around the float as is now commonl the practice,

it is Wound upon a spring ro ler 4 rotatabl mounted in a longitudinal recess 5 forme inthe float body, with the free end of the cord or string passing through a correhearing for the standards 8 and shaft 9 'on Y which the spring. roller is mounted. It will also be noted that the freeend of the cord or string 2 before extending through the opening or-aperture 6, passes through a hollow guide tube or sleeve 10 comprising a substantially straight lower end portion 11' and an inwardly bent upper end 12 conforming in curvature with that or the periphery 13 of the spring roller. fastened or secured to the bottom wall of the float bod in any suitable manner. For instance, t ev plate may be provided at opposite ends with ears or lugs 14 to receive thefastening screws 15.

The anchor 3, which is attached to the The plate 7 is free end of the anchor cord or string 2, is

in the form of a rectangular loop adapted to fit over the neck of the float when not in use. A sprin catch 16 is secured to the breast portion 1 of the float to retain "the anchor cord or string at the proper length, against the tension of the spring roller.

In practice, the anchor 3 is removed from the neck of thefloat and the-free end of the cord or string pulled out to the proper length/and fastened by means of'the catch 16, when the anchor is lowered to hold the decoy at the roper place on the water.

When the dbvice is not in use, the cord or string 2 is disengaged from the catch 16 when it is automatically rewound on the spring roller and the anchor then replaced over the neck of the decoy.

The spring roller and associated parts are encased in t e housing 18 which fits snugly within the recem 5 and is held in place by the bearing plate 7.

From the foregoin description taken 1n connection with the rawings, it is thought that the construction, operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportions I J ,eeenee and minor details of construction mey he reclieiin as new end desire to secure hy Letters Potent, is:-

l, A device of the cherecter specified coin prising e fleet representing e duck, e, spring roiier mounted Within the fleet hody, an anchor cord Winding upon said roller, end on enchor ettached to the free end of seid cord, seid anchor being in theformoi a, rectangular loop end edepted to fit over the neck of the fleet when not in use.

2. A device of the cherecter specified com spring roller mounted in said housing, an anchor cord Winding upon said roller and an anchor etteched to the free end of said cord, seid enchor being in'the form of o loop end adopted to fit over a portion-of the fleet when not in use.

1 3. A device of the character specified comiorisin e fleet re resentin 'e duck e s rin 1 n g g 9 g roiier mounted in the body portion of said tloet, en anchor cord winding upon said roller, en anchor in the form of a loop 'edepted to fit over at portion of the float when not in use ettoched to the free end of said cord end e Wire cetoh fastened to the fleet body to retain the enchor cord at the proper iength against the tension of the spring roiier.

in testimony whereof I efiix my signature FRED BAUER 

